Kessler Linear Panel Analysis

Models of Quantitative Change
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-9782-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 203 Seiten, Web PDF

Linear Panel Analysis

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kessler, Ronald C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Linear Panel Analysis: Models of Quantitative Change;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface;10
6;Chapter 1. Introduction;12
6.1;Methods for Analyzing Change;13
6.2;The Historical Development of Panel Analysis Methods;15
6.3;Linear Models for Analyzing Panel Data;17
7;Chapter 2. The Algebra of Change;18
7.1;Stability and Change;18
7.2;Change as a Determinant of Time 2 Status;27
7.3;An Illustration: The Stability of Alienation;28
7.4;Appendix A: An Analytic Investigation of the Stability Coefficient;32
7.5;Appendix B: Brief Introduction to LISREL;34
8;Chapter 3. The Causal Analysis of Change;36
8.1;Causality in Cross-Sectional Analysis;37
8.2;General Two-Wave, Two-Variable Model;39
8.3;Fixing Values of Parameters;41
8.4;Constraining Associations with Control Variables;42
8.5;Consistency Constraints in Multiwave Models;44
8.6;Appendix: Approach to Equilibrium in Two-Variable, Two-Wave Panel Models;57
9;Chapter 4. The Components of Change;58
9.1;The Decomposition of Change;58
9.2;Change in Political Democracy;60
9.3;Structural Change;61
9.4;The Structure of Black and White Mobility;62
9.5;Structural and Exchange Components of Change;63
10;Chapter 5. Cross-Lagged Panel Correlations;70
10.1;Background;70
10.2;CLPC as a Tool for Causal Analysis;71
10.3;CLPC as a Test for Spuriousness;76
10.4;CLPC as a Control for Spuriousness;79
10.5;The Comparison of Contending Models;82
10.6;Appendix: CLPC as a Test for Spuriousness;83
11;Chapter 6. Separating the Effects of Position and Change;88
11.1;Fixing Values of Parameters;90
11.2;Constraining Relative Magnitudes of Parameters;91
11.3;Elaborating the Causal Model;93
11.4;Nonlinear Consistency Models;95
11.5;Appendix: The Transformation and Interpretation of Nonlinear Models;96
12;Chapter 7. Serially Correlated Error;98
12.1;Sources of Serial Correlation;98
12.2;Strategies for Dealing with Serially Correlated Errors;100
13;Chapter 8. Initial Model Specification;110
13.1;The General Approach;111
13.2;Theoretical Correlograms;113
13.3;Basic Patterns of Correlograms;117
13.4;Diagnostic Implications;122
13.5;Extension to More Complex Models;124
13.6;Appendix: The Analytical Properties of the Correlogram;129
13.7;Extensions;133
14;Chapter 9. Sensitivity Analysis;136
14.1;The Two-Wave, Two-Variable Model Revisited;138
14.2;Incorrect Casual Lag;143
15;Chapter 10. Measurement Error;148
15.1;Measurement Error in Regression Analysis;148
15.2;Measurement Error in Panel Models;151
15.3;Measurement Error Models;156
15.4;Overview of Results;167
16;Chapter 11. Alternative Approaches;168
16.1;Pooling Methods;168
16.2;Differential Equations;174
17;Chapter 12. Design Considerations;186
17.1;Designing a Panel Study;186
17.2;The Follow-Back Panel;187
17.3;Measurement Intervals;190
17.4;Number of Waves;192
17.5;Panel Attrition;193
18;References;200
19;Subject Index;210